The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04
In the House.

In the House.
In the House to-day the special order was
the Harrison resolution TO sell or lease the
Western and Atlantic railroad. Mr.. Huff
resumed his argument He read Senator
Browns letter addressed TO. the Governor
and commented on the gratuitous advice
given. after which he read Senator Browns
second communication, addressed to the
"ConStuutiOH.
Gov. Brown having failed to get any re
Spouse to his first communication from the
Governor of the State or from the Legis-
lature, then makes another effort to get
an answer in some way from some one He
so far mas failed. The Legislature
q in his opinion did not need to advertise its
property. Gov. Brown has saved the State
that expense. He said there was not a rail
road syndicate in the country that would
lease the property with Senator Browns
claim hanging over it. MI. Huff then said
''Mr Speaker, my position on this question
is clean cut If can help it the lessees shall
neverget cent for any permanent fixtures
now on the road. The supervisor of the
Western and Atlantic railroad tells us that
the tonnage of the road is twice as heavy as
it ever was"
Mr.. Anderson General Superintendent of
the road, said the average age of the steel
rail now on the road is eight years, and that
the rails now there will not last twelve
months.
. A STATE AGENT.
Authorize the Governor to employ good
man at 81, 600 a year, and let him protect
every rail and every piece of property on
the road, and not allow the lesseeS to remove
dollars worth of property. 1t will be
money well spent, much better than ad-
vertising the property in the papers, which
will depreciate the property. Do not let
them move a shingle from roof or a rail
from the track. 1t is contrary to
business principles to advertise a piece
of property for sale with
lot of complications hanging over it. Gov.
Brown says that he will wreck it, and he
means just what he says The State road
in my opinion, is worth 81, 100000. 1t may
be worth more. | am not as extravagant
as some people are about the value of this
property. Fred Wolf told him that there
was no reason why Georgia should not float
as many bonds as she wanted to at 4 per
cent just as long as she owned the Western
and Atlantic railroad
SURPLUS PROPERTY.
The report gotten up by the committee
of which Mr.. Watt, of Stewart, is chair
man, tells us that there is now $500, 600
worth of surplus property lying along the
line of road between Atlanta and Chatta-
nooga. If Georgia will just sit steady and
get possession of this property, | want to
put Senator Brown i'll his hole lust one time
there was only one man in Georgia who had
sense enough to run a railroad, or manage
the convicts of the State. If the gentleman
from Dougherty, the gentleman from Quit
man, and the other gentlemen who favor this
resolution do not want to sell the road why
do they want to monkey with the buz saw
If Gov Brown is as bad a man as some
people say he is he ought to be taken by the
back of the neck and thrown out of the
management of the railroad. The gentle
man from Dougherty says that when Gov
Brown comes to the front they all run to
their holes. He wants the young men who
would be in politics for wears to come TO
show their manhood by making Senator
Brown take to the hole Just one time.
The resolution was tabled by vote of sc
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NEW BILLS.
The following new matter was intro
duced:
By Mr.. Harrell, of Decatur-A bill to
make the Sheriff of Decatur county ex-
officio sheriff of the county.
BY Mr.. Terrell, of Meriwether-A bill to
provide for the registration of voters of
Meriwether.
BY Mr.. Griffith, of Oconee-A bill to
amend the constitution SO as to provide for
the passage of bills after the second read
ing:
Mr.. Huff, of Bibb, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was referred to the
Finance Committee:
Tbnt the, Governor be, and he Is here by
authorized, and directed to appoint O com
petent railroad supervisor whose duty and
business it shall be to commence at once and
guard and watch carefully and constantly the
management of the Western and Atlantic rail
road, in so far as said management may relate
to the keeping of said roadbed and all of the
buildings, and appurtenances of every kind
belonging to said railroad in the same good
order and condition in which it may, and
should now be found Said Supervisor shall
be required to give prompt notice TO the Cover
nor OF any failure upon the part of tue
present lesseeS TO keep the said railroad, with
all of its equipments and appurtenances in the
same good order and condition for the next
three years, until the end of the present lease
The salary Of the supervisor shall be fixed
by the Governor at a price not TO exceed the
sum of $1,000 per annum, and to be paid quar-
terly, as other salaried officers of the State are
paid. II at any time during the next three
years the present lessees shall be found doing
anything which, in the opinion of the State
superintendent would in any way change
alter, damage or depreciate the present good
condition or value of the road its rolling stock
buildings or bridges then the government is
hereby authorized and directed TO seize and
take immediate charge and control of said
Western and Atlantic railroad and proceed to
operate and manage the same to the best in
terest of the State until the meeting of the next
succeeding General Assembly.
Resotued further, That the matter of better
mentS, which is now open between the State of
Georgia and the lessees of the Western and At
lantic Railroad company should never be settled
by the payment of any money by the State to
the lessees, but should the lessees have at the
expiration of their lease any personal property,
in the shape of rolling stock which does not in
the final settlement of all accounts belong TO
the State then and in that event the said essees
will have the right TO remove the same, but
under no circumstances will the State ever pay
or offer to pay one dollar for any permanent
improvements or fixtures which have been made
by the lessees on said road-bed, or the property
In general.
A resolution for the relief of James H.
Tootle, manned Confederate soldier of
Montgomery, was passed
A communication was read from the
management of the Piedmont Exposition
inviting the General Assembly to attend the
opening exercises on Monday next at |
o'clock
A resolution for the relief of John B.
Polk, of the county of Irwin, was passed.
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